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LP record set (2 discs) — Adolphe Adam, Giselle (Жизель), Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, cond. Algis Žiuraitis (Melodiya СМ 03231-4)
Audio Recording
A boxed/double 12-inch (33⅓ rpm) stereo LP set of the complete ballet, with bilingual (Russian/English) printed paperboard covers. • Front cover: a decorative two-color design (pale blue on black) of scrolling wrought-iron grillework, beneath a bordered title block giving composer, title, and performers in Russian and English; Melodiya logo at upper right. • Inner/back panels: full track listings for both acts — one panel in Russian, one in English (“Bolshoi Theatre Version”) — with orchestra, soloists, conductor, and recording-engineer credits; a further panel carries the Melodiya logo and the set’s catalog/format line. • Disc (one shown): black vinyl with the blue Melodiya stereo label The vinyl includes the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra's performance of the ballet "Giselle," a story of love, death, and loss. Act One commences with the Entrance of Albert, a nobleman who disguises himself as a peasant to win over the heart of the young and beautiful Giselle. However, Albert's deceit causes Giselle to die of heartbreak at the end of Act One. Act Two features Giselle's interaction with the Wilis, spirits of women betrayed by their lovers. Despite Albert's betrayal, Giselle saves him from the Wilis' vengeance, allowing her to rest in peace. The Overture through the Waltz and Dance of Giselle and Albert are on Side 1; the rest of Act One is on Side 2; Myrtha's entrance and Scene through the Entrance and Scene of Albert are on Side 3; the rest of Act Two is on Side 4.
LP record set (2 discs) — Adolphe Adam, Giselle (Жизель), Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, cond. Algis Žiuraitis (Melodiya СМ 03231-4)
LP record set (2 discs) — Adolphe Adam, Giselle (Жизель), Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, cond. Algis Žiuraitis (Melodiya СМ 03231-4) - Image 2
LP record set (2 discs) — Adolphe Adam, Giselle (Жизель), Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, cond. Algis Žiuraitis (Melodiya СМ 03231-4) - Image 3
LP record set (2 discs) — Adolphe Adam, Giselle (Жизель), Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, cond. Algis Žiuraitis (Melodiya СМ 03231-4) - Image 4
LP record set (2 discs) — Adolphe Adam, Giselle (Жизель), Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, cond. Algis Žiuraitis (Melodiya СМ 03231-4) - Image 5
2025.1.199
33 RPM Record
Instrumental
The Cabrera Arús family collection
Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collection
2025.1
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Performer
Algis Ziuraitis
Conductor
Adolphe Charles Adam
Composer
E. Ainhorn
Harpist
V. Elston
Oboist
L. Zaks
Violinist
P. Tarasevich
Violinist
N. Sibor
Violinist
B. Leitman
Violinist
Yu. Krivov
English Horn
G. Nosenko
English Horn
R. Vladimirov
Flautist
P. Saveliev
Flautist
Aleksandr Sheidin
Viola
Georgi Braginsky
Recording Engineer
Melodiya
Ballet
1981
U.S.S.R.
Eastern Europe
Europe
Track listing (English, as printed): Overture. Act I — Entrance of Albert (No. 2); Entrance of Giselle (No. 3); Pas de deux of Giselle and Albert [Adagio / Albert's Variation / Giselle's Variation / Coda]; Waltz and Dance of Giselle and Albert (Nos. 4, 4 bis, 5); Arrival of Albert's father after hunting and Scene (No. 5 bis); Giselle's Variation (No. 7 bis); Pas de deux and dances of Giselle's friends (No. 7); Mad scene (Finale of Act I, No. 8 bis). Act II — Myrtha's entrance and Scene (No. 10) [Entrance / Variations 1–3 / Scene of the Wilis]; Entrance and Scene of Giselle (No. 11); Entrance and Scene of Albert (No. 13); Dances of the Wilis (No. 14); Pas de deux of Giselle and Albert (No. 15) [Adagio / Albert's Variation / Giselle's Variation / Coda]; Finale (No. 16). (The same listing appears in Russian on the facing panel.)
The front cover illustration consists of a spiraled line design reminiscent of a wrought-iron gate with tree branches in the background.
Maker: Melodiya (Мелодия — Всесоюзная фирма грампластинок), the USSR state record firm under the Ministry of Culture; recorded by the All-Union Recording Studio (Всесоюзная студия грамзаписи). Performers: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (USSR); conductor Algis Žiuraitis; recording engineer Georgi Braginsky. Composer: Adolphe Charles Adam (1803–1856).
Overture
Act One: Entrance of Albert (No. 2)
Entrance of Giselle (No. 3)
Pas de deux of Giselle and Albert (from No. 3)
Waltz and Dance of Giselle and Albert (No. 4, 4 bis, 5)
Arrival of Albert's father after hunting and Scene (No. 5 bis)
Giselle's Variation (No. 7 bis)
Pas de deux and dances of Giselle's Friends (from No. 7)
Mad Scene (Finale of Act One, No. 8 bis)
Act Two: Myrtha's entrance and Scene (No. 10)
Entrance and Scene of Giselle (No. 11)
Entrance and Scene of Albert (No. 13)
Dances of the Wilis (no. 14)
Pas de deux of Giselle and Albert (No. 15)
Finale (No. 16)
31 x 31 cm
vinyl cover, plastic sleeves, two vinyls
Fair
Leopoldo Arús Gálvez
owner
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
artists
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
acquisition, use
U.S.S.R.
Eastern Europe
Europe
production
The "ТУ 43.10.1-74" mark is a Soviet manufacturing-standard reference dated 1974, giving a firm earliest-possible date; combined with the "СМ" stereo catalog series this points to a mid-1970s pressing. A precise year would require matching the specific СМ 03231-4 issue in a dated Melodiya catalog or discography.